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ecoVeritas has been following the wave of stories about plastic pollution, especially in the oceans since November 2017. Two things seem to have kick-started national interest in this subject – in mid November, David Attenborough’s powerful series, Blue Planet II brought the issues of ocean pollution to the public consciousness. This influential national treasure gave…

This article is reposted from the blog of artist Now Then, Sunshine, who is challenging herself and her family to a plastic-free Lent: A Life Less Plastic. Below are some top tips about how to reduce plastic. This is a topic close to us here at ecoVeritas. We are following news about government policy, supermarket…

On 1st January 2018 China stopped importing 24 kinds of solid waste including plastic bottles and containers and mixed papers, saying that much of it is too hazardous to recycle. This is a wakeup call for the UK, which has traditionally exported the lion’s share of its plastic exports to China and Hong Kong. Some of the resulting…

In our Summer newsletter we had an article assessing the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) trends across South America. As the regulatory frameworks are in a period of fast development in this region, below we take a further look and provide some updates. Chile An Implementing Regulation to the EPR Law was finalised at the end…

At the end of 2017, as a way to welcome our new team members and take some time out before the busy submission period, the ecoVeritas team enjoyed an away day mosaic making. Our mission for the day was to create a decorative top for our coffee table and a new company sign for the…

Benchmarking is a useful tool across many industries, as businesses examine their processes and products in order to achieve best practice. In the packaging industry, lightweighting – the reduction of packaging weight by streamlining or changing material – can be a key metric for success, in order to reduce environmental impact and save on Producer…

In November’s budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said he would work with the Environment Secretary Michael Gove to investigate how the tax system and charges on single use plastics could reduce waste. After the introduction of the carrier bag charge in 2015, sales of single use plastic carrier bags have reduced by…

The previous blog post explored some ways in which packaging may help resolve the issue of food waste. Packaging can help preserve and protect food, reducing losses before retail and enabling consumers to store fresh food longer. However, food waste is not a simple problem, and there are many factors involved. This post will discuss…

The previous two posts in this blog series have drawn attention to what food waste actually is, and considered why it’s a problem. One reason food waste is concerning is due to resource wastage, not just of food itself but of agricultural and financial resources which are used to produce and purchase food. This post…

The first blog post of this four part series about food waste sought to clarify what food waste is. Food waste incorporates any food components removed from the food supply chain for recovery or disposal, of which a considerable chunk is from households. Of this, 60% is estimated to be avoidable. The last section of…